Enrollment
296
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706178
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES
111 E 33RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10016 · (212) 576-0502 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
277 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 101 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 17% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
86.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 29.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES this school | 296 | 93.6% | 55.7% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 354 | 95.8% | 40.3% |
| MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 282 | 94.3% | 26.3% |
| BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) BROOKLYN | 267 | 91.4% | 32.5% |
| INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES NEW YORK | 380 | 96.6% | 43.8% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #629 of 1,135 | #58 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #836 of 1,109 ▲ 53 | #65 of 112 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #283 of 1,135 ▲ 172 | #31 of 125 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #925 of 1,216 | #94 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #824 of 1,058 | #79 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #909 of 1,070 | #108 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #118 of 1,167 | #21 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #130 of 339 | #15 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
+104 (+54%) vs 2020
+275% since 2010-11, when it was 79
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 94% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 25.7 | 12.2:1 | 98% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 20.1 | 8.9:1 | 99% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 19 | 10.1:1 | 98% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 21.8 | 12.2:1 | 95% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 93% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 96% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES.
About MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is a high school in NEW YORK, New York, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 296 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 is the local district for MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES. It runs 119 schools with 54,599 students.
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all New York County residents. By the diversity index, MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES comes in at 17%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 94%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
The allk12 Grade for MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is B. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES, the prediction is 40.6% and the result is 55.7%.
Census estimates describe New York County this way: median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of New York County number 358 and enroll about 152,104.
The closest public school to MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is MURRAY HILL ACADEMY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 69.9%, higher than MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES's 55.7%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 192 students in 2020-21 and 296 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The school's ratio rose from 10.1:1 to 12.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- MURRAY HILL ACADEMY0.0 mi · 298
- UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES0.0 mi · 259
- PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY0.2 mi · 426
- BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 479
- RIVER SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 499
- SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGESHow large is MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES?
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES serve?
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is approximately 12.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES?
Student demographics at MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES are roughly 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES?
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.